240 YOUR CORNER. 



POMACEOUS AND STONE FRUITS. 



Apples (Crop of 1892) — A fine display, consisting' of twenty-eight 

 varieties, tastefully exhibited in a refrigerator case. The fruit is 

 highl}^ colored, of good flavor, and quite free from insect and other 

 blemishes. The noinenclature is perfect. Several new varieties of 

 excellent ciuality are shown, which apparently are verj' ijromising. 



Apples (Crop of 1893) — Large collection, consisting of hftj'-nine 

 varieties, all- of which are of the best kinds grown in the state. 

 Many new and valuable kinds are shown. The fruit is uniform in 

 size, beautiful in color, and free from insect and other blemishes. 

 (Signed) E. F. Baucock. 



Stone Fruits — A fine display, consisting mainly of plums and 

 peaches. The special feature of the exhibit are the new seedling vari- 

 eties of plums contributed by D. Cook, of Windom, and (). M. Lord, 

 of Minnesota City. All the varieties are of g'ood size, color and fla- 

 vor, and in excellent condition. (Signed) Gkokhb I. MOTZ. 



Yoiip (^orr^ep. 



1 am pleased with the issue of the Horticulturist monthly. 

 1 thought that, perhaps, you might like a few lines from this part of 

 Winona county. Our trees were very full of blossoms about the 

 middle of May, and everything seemed to promise a bountiful crop 

 of apples. Then the cold wave came and killed about three-quarters 

 of the apple blossoms ; but still think that we will have from one- 

 half to one-third of a crop of Duchess. Tiie Wealthy are hurt the 

 worst, and there are few apples left on the trees. Transcendants 

 are about like the Duchess, at least, one-half have been killed b}' the 

 frost. If you can, please let us know in next number how the fruit 

 crop of this state is, also, the adjoining states of Iowa and Wisconsin. 



Yours very truly, 



C. Iv. Blaik. 



St. Charles, Minn. June 27, 1894. 



Reports received from different parts of tlie state indicate a condi- 

 tion of things in the orchards very similar to that outlined in the 

 aboveletter. The fruit spurs were very generallj'^ frozen, blossom and 

 leaf and wood, by the extraordinarily cold weather. Some at first as 

 cribedthis injury to blight, but the general belief that the frost is re- 

 sponsible seems to be well founded. 



I have no definite information as to tlie apple crop in adjoiniiii; 

 states. — Secv. 



